TOWN OF ULSTER — Christmas tree bandits stole 60 evergreens from a Boy Scouts of America display Thanksgiving morning, a scout official said.At about 1:30 a.m. executive director of the scouts' Rip Van Winkle Council Ray Braun said he received a call that the trees had been pilfered from the parking lot of the Burlington Coat Factory on Route 9W in the Town of Ulster.“My stomach just hollowed up,” said Braun.Braun said it looked like the Grinchs used a chain to rip down the wooden corral where the trees were being kept. Damage was also done to a nearby 26-foot trailer where scouts go to keep warm. Between the damage, stolen trees and cost of repairs Braun said there was more than $3,000 worth of damage.Since the thefts, Braun said many have been stopping by the site to wish the scouts condolences, who still have about 800 trees left to sell.The money from sales is going towards their Camp Tri-Mount near Tannersville in Greene County.Braun said they'd love to get the trees back but he also felt bad for whoever took the trees.“I'm sad for whoever was desperate enough to ... do it,” said Braun.Town of Ulster police have since beefed up their evening drive-throughs of the area and are investigating the theft, Braun said.The scouts were sad but, like good scouts, they were determined to move on, said Braun. He said the theft was a sign that more needed to adhere to the scout way of life.“To me it's a good wake up call that we need scouting more than ever,” said Braun.